I doubt Lou will even consider it. Not like anyone's gonna give us anything above a 5th or 6th anyway, let's be honest. And I don't want Marty's career to end here that way. Trading him for a low-round pick would be tough to take as a fan.

And that's probably not even true. He keeps his answers short with no substance, it's obviously a sign that he's disgruntled and secretly plotting with Jeff Gilooly and Tanya Harding to have Cory's knee bashed in in the parking lot after practice.

HAHAHAHA

I rolled when I saw this...classic...many of the kids on here have no idea what the hell that reference is, and would have to Google it to know.

I doubt Lou will even consider it. Not like anyone's gonna give us anything above a 5th or 6th anyway, let's be honest. And I don't want Marty's career to end here that way. Trading him for a low-round pick would be tough to take as a fan.

Seeing Marty in another team's jersey, even if for a couple of months would be tough to swallow

Hopefully he just rides out the rest of the season and keeps disturbances to a minimum

If someone wants to give something for him, hell even a 3rd rounder - you have to take it. I'd rather have KK as the backup the rest of the season - so as PDB doesn't feel forced to play him.

Say somehow the Devils get down to the wire and they've had a win streak at somepoint (I'm not holding my breath) - but with the last home game of the year is a WIN and you're IN type of situation...Cory is the better goaltender, but it could be Marty's last home game ever....what do you do?

imo.. this has nothing to do with DeBoer, and everything to do with LL. I do feel (to a large extent) that a big reason Marty seems to want to leave, would be to spite Lou. Someone on HF who claims to know Denis Brodeur, said that Marty was completely blindsided by the Schneider trade.. and he barely spoke to Lou afterward for weeks.
How different would this season look with Marty & Moose? The Devils as a team would probably be worse.. however, Marty would have played more games.. thus, more wins (which would make him closer to 700) enough so that perhaps he'd possible might've even been able to hit it this season. There would be no Schneider to be compared to all season.. meaning; considerably less pressure. Not only wasn't Hedberg a threat, but Moose was also a good friend of Marty's. With that said.. there wouldn't be as much of a backlash for him to return next season. (because there would be no Schneider to worry about) It fvcked up everything for Brodeur. It threw a monkey-wrench in his entire retirement tour\plan. and I think he harbors resentment towards Lou as a result.

I think Ryan Miller being on the market ruins any chance of Marty getting moved, unless 2 teams happen to be looking for high paid rental goalies.

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Seeing Marty in another team's jersey, even if for a couple of months would be tough to swallow

Hopefully he just rides out the rest of the season and keeps disturbances to a minimum

Sadly, here's what I see happening:

Lou tells Marty they're not bringing him back, in as diplomatic fashion as possible.

Marty doesn't rip or criticize the Devils in any way, but insists that he still has something left.

He finds a team that is actually willing to take a chance on him, for whatever the reason.

Marty plays 6-10 games, maybe finds a way to win one or two, but really has a rough time. Not .899 save%, 2.52 GAA rough. More like .850ish, 3.50+ GAA, there's-no-doubt-about-it-now-Marty-really-IS-done rough. (Think Miikka Kiprusoff or Martin Biron at the end.) Marty realizes with finality that it's truly over, but only after it got beyond ugly playing for another team.

Hope this never comes to pass.

EDIT: and if it ever did...I hope to GOD that, if he is playing for another team, and that team plays the Devils at the Rock, and Marty's struggling, that his coach doesn't put him in. I can handle Marty playing for another team briefly as a result of hanging on too long, but I think if he ever got lit up by the Devils in what used to be his building...that would be painful and way too much to take.

Edited by Colorado Rockies 1976, 29 January 2014 - 03:02 PM.

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Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.

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It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.

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If someone wants to give something for him, hell even a 3rd rounder - you have to take it. I'd rather have KK as the backup the rest of the season - so as PDB doesn't feel forced to play him.

Say somehow the Devils get down to the wire and they've had a win streak at somepoint (I'm not holding my breath) - but with the last home game of the year is a WIN and you're IN type of situation...Cory is the better goaltender, but it could be Marty's last home game ever....what do you do?

Lou tells Marty they're not bringing him back, in as diplomatic fashion as possible.

Marty doesn't rip or criticize the Devils in any way, but insists that he still has something left.

He finds a team that is actually willing to take a chance on him, for whatever the reason.

Marty plays 6-10 games, maybe finds a way to win one or two, but really has a rough time. Not .899 save%, 2.52 GAA rough. More like .850ish, 3.50+ GAA, there's-no-doubt-about-it-now-Marty-really-IS-done rough. (Think Miikka Kiprusoff or Martin Biron at the end.) Marty realizes with finality that it's truly over, but only after it got beyond ugly playing for another team.

Hope this never comes to pass.

Would certainly be a travesty and I hope it does not come to that...

Is everyone here dead set against him coming back in a backup role next season? If it was a known thing and he even acknowledged he would only start about 20 games?!?

Before I can say Marty isn't even backup quality I need to see a few more games...but he is definitely very close to the ugly end

Is everyone here dead set against him coming back in a backup role next season? If it was a known thing and he even acknowledged he would only start about 20 games?!?

Before I can say Marty isn't even backup quality I need to see a few more games...but he is definitely very close to the ugly end

It's been discussed...I just don't think he'll ever truly think of himself that way, no matter what he might say. And I don't think it's something he'll ever truly be comfortable with, mentally or physically. The Devils don't look like the kind of team that will be able to give away too many points the next few seasons. The Devils backup, if he's starting 20 games, probably needs to give his team a legitimate chance to come away with 50-60% of the points available in those games. If Marty declines further and becomes an .880-.890 save% guy, I don't see how that's possible.

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Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.

Martin Brodeur: THE MOST ALL-TIME WINS!, 12 straight seasons of 30+ wins, 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, and zero respect from too many so-called Devils "fans" who are either too young or too bandwagon to remember the much darker days of Sean Burke, Craig Billington, Bob Sauve, Alain Chevrier, and the talented but overwhelmed Chico Resch, among many others.

It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.

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And that's probably not even true. He keeps his answers short with no substance, it's obviously a sign that he's disgruntled and secretly plotting with Jeff Gilooly and Tanya Harding to have Cory's knee bashed in in the parking lot after practice.

If someone wants to give something for him, hell even a 3rd rounder - you have to take it. I'd rather have KK as the backup the rest of the season - so as PDB doesn't feel forced to play him.

Say somehow the Devils get down to the wire and they've had a win streak at somepoint (I'm not holding my breath) - but with the last home game of the year is a WIN and you're IN type of situation...Cory is the better goaltender, but it could be Marty's last home game ever....what do you do?

I play Cory, duh....but does PDB?

Yikes. Cory is the obvious choice, but "Marty's earned it!"

Although, didn't Marty duck out of a game at the garden last year after the playoffs were out of the equation? Maybe he'd do the same this year if it was made abundantly clearly that he wasn't being brought back.

EDIT: and if it ever did...I hope to GOD that, if he is playing for another team, and that team plays the Devils at the Rock, and Marty's struggling, that his coach doesn't put him in. I can handle Marty playing for another team briefly as a result of hanging on too long, but I think if he ever got lit up by the Devils in what used to be his building...that would be painful and way too much to take.

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit at the thought of this. Ugh that'd be awful.

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit at the thought of this. Ugh that'd be awful.

Agree, but I could almost see Marty seeing it as yet another challenge he could overcome (I know this doesn't have a great chance of happening, but it's not impossible either).

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THE NHL MUST LOVE THE DEVILS - from who else? A RANGER fan![Mark Messier]: A big, bald attention whore with a stupid Easter Island-lookin face. - from who else? DaneykoIsGod!

Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.

Martin Brodeur: THE MOST ALL-TIME WINS!, 12 straight seasons of 30+ wins, 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, and zero respect from too many so-called Devils "fans" who are either too young or too bandwagon to remember the much darker days of Sean Burke, Craig Billington, Bob Sauve, Alain Chevrier, and the talented but overwhelmed Chico Resch, among many others.

It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.

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wow some of you guys really think to some extremes with your future forecasts here

If it's one thing being a sports fan tells you in this era, in all sports, a lot of wacky things can happen. Look at all of the Red Sox players who've played for the Yankees, and vice versa. Think Sox fans ever thought Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens, and Johnny Damon would go get their rings with the Yankees (especially after Damon won one with the Sox)?

I don't think the scenario I presented actually WILL happen, but I can't say I'd be shocked if it did.

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THE NHL MUST LOVE THE DEVILS - from who else? A RANGER fan![Mark Messier]: A big, bald attention whore with a stupid Easter Island-lookin face. - from who else? DaneykoIsGod!

Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.

Martin Brodeur: THE MOST ALL-TIME WINS!, 12 straight seasons of 30+ wins, 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, and zero respect from too many so-called Devils "fans" who are either too young or too bandwagon to remember the much darker days of Sean Burke, Craig Billington, Bob Sauve, Alain Chevrier, and the talented but overwhelmed Chico Resch, among many others.

It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.

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I have a feeling a big trade is on the horizon for this club before the trade deadline, but I doubt it will involve Brodeur. This is nothing more than a gut feeling but some of the events are reminding me of how the team was right before we traded for Kovy back in 2010.

I have a feeling we are seeing the last games of at least 1 of our younger defesemen and 1 of our regular forwards.

Is everyone here dead set against him coming back in a backup role next season? If it was a known thing and he even acknowledged he would only start about 20 games?!?

Before I can say Marty isn't even backup quality I need to see a few more games...but he is definitely very close to the ugly end

I think the Marty cord needs to be cut when this season ends. I said it earlier, but as long as he's around, this will always be "Marty's team". It will never be Cory's team that Marty also plays on. If he's here he will still think he has a shot at a starting job, and god forbid he plays well for a stretch. Then we are right back here in this mess.

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